Nominees are judged based on outstanding qualities in leadership, campus involvement, achievement and accomplishments, academics, community involvement and overall character. The Outstanding Woman Awards were begun by NCSU’s Panhellenic Association to recognize women from throughout the university’s graduate and undergraduate student body who make outstanding contributions to N.C. State and are helping to positively change women’s roles at NCSU and beyond.

Griffin is the daughter of Alan and Lu Griffin and the sister of Ivey Griffin II. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Griffin Jr. (Carolyn), of Rutherford College, and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Litton (Margaret), of Shelby.

At N.C. State, Griffin majors in biological sciences with a concentration in human biology and with minors in Spanish and health, medicine and human values. She is a dean’s list student and a member of the Lambda Upsilon Chapter of the Order of Omega, a national honorary organization.

A member of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassadors as an outreach advisor, she was awarded the 2011-12 CALS Ambassador Dedicated Leader Award.

Griffin has been president of the NCSU Pre-Pharmacy Club for two years and secretary for one year. She is active in the NCSU Pre-Health Club. She is a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority – Zeta Beta Chapter and served as the membership education vice president. She is active in the NCSU Rotoract Club and was a NCSU Commencement Marshall.

After graduation, she will attend Campbell University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to pursue her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).

Griffin is involved in community service and was awarded the 2008 Presidential Volunteer Service Award from President George W. Bush. She received her Girl Scout Gold Award at the age of 16 and is a lifetime Girl Scout.

While at NCSU, she completed an Urban Ministries of Wake County Open Door Clinic internship and continues as a weekly volunteer in the pharmacy.

She is a 2009 graduate of East Burke High School, where she was an honor graduate and North Carolina Scholar and received four-year varsity letters in cross country, swimming and track and field. She is a lifelong member of Waldensian Presbyterian Church in Valdese.